The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-26
Legislative Notes.

Representative Crosse introduced bill yester-
day fixing the rate of interest loans Of the
common school money at per cent.
The visit of the House and Senate committees
on benevolence to the Soldiers Orphans Home,
at knightstown which was to have taken place
to-day will be postponed.
The features Of the old Adams bill, placing
tax of So on all telephone instruments in the
State are the merits of like measure introduced
by Representative Jewett yesterday
Representative Grifiths had referred TO the
committee on Indianapolis affairs. yesterday a
bill enlarging the powers of the councilmen and
aldermen so they can pass All ordinance provid-
ing for a vehicle tax, and to appoint boiler and
building inspectors.
Nineteen of the twenty-one door-keepers of
the House of Representatives were soldiers in
the Union army and proudly wear their badges
as members of the Grand Army of the Republic.
The appointments in the Senate do not compare
very favorably with these.
Representative Caven's resolution, adopted by
the House, relative to the appointment of six
Representatives and three Senators to receive
propositions offering residence property for Gov
ernors mansion, at not more than half the cost
of construction, is supposed to refer to the
Fletcher property.
Senator Barretts amendment to the McDon-
aid soldiers orphans home- seeking to locate
that institution in Fort Wayne, is to be the
special order in the Senate this morning.
Twenty five gentlemen from that city are here
propositions made by other cities.
Reports from banks and trust companies, as to
their condition, stockholders and officers, are
sought for in bill Of which Representative
| Robinson is sponsor. 1t is the purpose to have
| the reports submitted to the Auditor of State,
on the first Monday of January in each year.
| The Auditor is to have them compiled and
| printed for general circulation.
| Representative Buckles's bill providing for q
State livestock sanitary commission. has re-
ceived the order of engrossment. 1t creates
| three commissioners, to be appointed by the
| Governor from among agricultursts who are
| identified with livestock interests. These COM
| missioners are to appoint veterinary surgeon,
| who is to have requisite experience besides
! being graduate from some recognized veter
| mary surgical school. The bill gives the com.
| missioners full powers to establish quarantine
| kill infected animals and to otherwise proceed
| in abating contagious diseases common to do
! nestle animals. 1t provides for compromising
| owners for such losses, and makes it the duty OF
! secretaries of county boards of health to report
| to the commission any cases of infectious animal
| diseases within their respective counties.
Senators and Representatives NOT slow in
/ conveying their ideas as to amending the State
| election laws. There are several bills in the
| committees aud three more were introduced yes
| terday. Representative Custer is responsible
| for one that creates a vacancy in any Office tc
| which person has been elected If he is after
wards found to be ineligible. Representative
Schley renewed his measure of the last session
and Senator Bailey introduced substitute FOR
the bill he offered the other day providing fol-
the destruction of ballots after they have been
counted. 1t also requires that each member Of
the election shall receive certified copy of the
vote. and two additional judges, with as many
clerks, shall do the counting, while the election
board as now constituted shall receive the votes
AS soon as fifty ballots have been deposited thu
| counting is to begin and continue in this way
| through the day. It provides for keeping al
ticket peddlers, eectioneerers and others not of
fcers of the election fifty feet from the polls
Disputed ballots to be retained, but al
others are to be Immediately burned after TIT
record of the count is completed.